Abdullah Maute

Abdullah Maute (died August 2017) was a leader of the Maute group and an Islamic State commander in the Philippines.

Biography
Abdullah Maute was born in Butig, Mindanao, Philippines, the son of senior Moro Islamic Liberation Front commander Cayamora Maute. He was one of seven siblings, including Omar Maute, and they were descended from a Maranao clan of warriors. The two brothers worked and studied overseas, working at secular schools in Syria and the United Arab Emirates, and Omar was educated in Jordan. He was a member of the MILF before forming the Maute group with his brother, as he was opposed to the MILF's peace treaty with the Philippine government. In August 2017, he was killed in an airstrike during the Battle of Marawi.